Sling



H. H. PAYZANT SLING Filed'Deo. 24, 1929 Patented Dee. 1,1931

PATENT OFFICE riENBY 1H.; PAYznNnbF Evenmin, WASHINGTON, AssIGNOR To WEYERHAEUSER IMBEROOMPANY,OF Tacoma, WASHINGTON, A CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON Application kvfiled December 24, 1929. Serial No. 416,248.

: This invention yrelates to slings, particularly, although not exclusively, adapted for -use in'liandling lumber-Or where a somewhat :irregular body for Apile kof loose ob] ects are to be lifted by lpower-actuated means. LOne important field of: use'for -my device is the floading and unloading of llumber y'to-and from "ships,'trucks, cars, lor the like. Heretofore -in` the loading a'ndunloading oflarge quantities'of lumber, damage to the luinberand .breaking :loose of theloadswith consequent -damage lto other property 'has resulted from failureolt the slings to properly grip and retain the loads. As the loads are sometimes T of several tons Weight they cause great damage-whenA accidentally dropped, aslby fail- Aure of the sling,.and'the existingslings frequently split'the boards or breakthe edges tliereoi:I becausef'ofirregular gripping edgeways of 'the'boards 1 Y :It-'is my objectt'o provide a sling adapted to securely hold heavy bundles or bodies of inore'or yless irregularly shaped goods and y withoutvdamage thereto. Aifurtherobject is to provide arsling of this type'adapted to be loadedV and unloadcdwith a minimum work. The "invention also includes certain other novel features "of construction which will be more fully pointed outin the following speci- `lication and claims.

*In the' drawings, Figure l is a sideelevation, partially'uin section, ofjmy improved 'sling illustrating' the method vofcarrying a l bundle oflumber, said bundle being shown diagrammaticallyin end view,'F1g. 2jis an jend 'view of a pair lof' slings connected together iny spacedf r`elation as .in carrying" a long bundle of lumber, the latter being shown inside view and Figr 3 is av section taken lon the lineQB-B of'l`ig."1.` r u I lMybdeviceis adapted tol grip a bundle of lumber between a bottom bar 4 and a top bar @preferably constructed of steel and of channel shape in cross sect-ion. Suitable flat sides of., these lbars 4 and engage rthe lumber 64` Orotherimaterial or goods' to be carried. Cables?? are'severally connected at their vupper endsfto ay hanger plate 8 andpass-over vthe-f peripheryof Vguide fpulleys 9 mounted near opposite ends of the bar 5. The lower ends of thecables 7 are severally connected to opposite ends of a strap 1() which extends inlcont-inuation of the cables around pulleys 11 secured to the bar 4 and from these pulleys upward overl and between rollers 12 jour- .naledvonthe bar5. The pulleys v9 and rollers 12 areniouiited'between upwardly extending flanges on .the bar and the lst-rap 10 and cable 7pass between said flanges and downward through a suitable opening formed in the bottomvof the bar 5. One of the pulleys 11 is'journaled von a suitable pin connecting the upwardly extending ends of a U-shaped ymember '13.and the adjacent end of the bar 4 removably rests in this member 13, a. notch 14 being formed in the bottom of the bar 4 fto receive said member.kr The other pulley -1-1 is'revoluble on a pin connecting the upper endsof links 15 havingfa. pivot pin 16 connecting their lower ends with the bar 4. Coiled tension springs 17 are secured at their upper ends to the lower extremity of the plate 8k and have loops 18 severally connecting Atheir-lower ends to the bar 5 so as to normally support said bar in substantially horizontal position.

Vherethesling is to be used for the longer bundles of lumber, I prefer to employ two of tliemvandto-connect the plates 8 by a rigid bar 19, as best shown in Fig. 2. 'These slings and load may be Vsuspended Yfrom suitable eyes 20,.as by acable 21, connecting the slings with a crane or other power-driven lifting mechanism.

In use, when the sling is not loaded, the bar 5'is suspended in substantially horizontal position by the springs 17 and the weight of the bar 4 is sufficient to hold the cables 7 and strap 10 in4 extended position so that the bar 4 is at the maximum distance from the bar 5 permitted by the predetermined lengths of the cables and strap. During the loading, the bar 4 may be rested on a suitable support and the boards, bundles or other goods to be carried are piled on the bar or bais 4, as the case may be. When a load of predetermined size has been placed ontlie bars 4, power may be appliedto lift thebars 4 supporting the load. As this is done greatly'incrcascd ten- Vsion is placed on the cables 7 and the strap l0 transmits this tension in the form of a downward pullV on the bar 5. This causes the springs 17 to extend until the .bar 5 vfirmly grips the load.V Thus it will be seen that the Weight of the load is employedin applying gripping force between the bars'4 and 5.

A single sling may be employed for many leadsand the present invention is not limited to the provision of a pair ofthe slings, asf

' flexible suspension `members extending bev sliown'in Fig. 2.y

rllie springs 17 are designed to permit con'-v siderable extension and a corresponding degrce of separation of the bars 4 and 5gfrom t the position shown in the drawings. By

'actual use ofl the device in a'sling designedV to carry a bundle of :lumber v approximately 4 feet square in end view, springs 17 having-a pull of about 20 pounds each have been found adequate. f

'- VThe strap 10 ispreferably constructed from VVerably 'employed in lthe construction vof the members, as .these 'members should bev designed to'bendlaterally as well as laround the l pulleys9 when a load. is liftedy inother than horizontal position. *y Y By my arinng'emen't of the strap 10 con'- vnecting the pulleysV 11 at opposite ends of the bar 4 movement Vof the bars 4 and' considerably out of parallel relation to veachother is vpermitted while retaining the firm ygrip on f theload. `Thus the sling adjusts itself to compensate foi irregularities inthe form ofthe load. It will be further understood that my device grips the relatively wide, flatV surfaces vof the board (not edgeways) and this pracv'supporting-'means adapted to receive a load between them, flexible suspension members extending between said gripping and supporting means and arranged to ysupport said load, thin and relatively wide bands disposed broadside totheload to engage the-same,

said 'bands being opera-tivelyl connected to said suspension member and connected to said gripping means to draw said gripping means toward the load when the load is suspended ou'. said ksupportingmeans and guide pulleys 2. A sling comprising, gripping means and supporting means adapted to receive a load Y between them, a flexible suspension member extending lbetween said gripping and supporting means and arranged tosupport said vmeans and adapted to be extendedto permit movement of saidV gripping means into grip- .pingengagement with the load, 1

l 3. A sling comprising, ,upper andrlower bars adapted to receive a load between them,

tween said bars and arranged to support said load and a flexible extension of Asaid suspension members connectingthem and engaging said upper bar to draw said upper bar downvard when a load is suspended'on saidlower Va1',

4.l A v sling ofthe Vclass described comprising, upper andlower'bars adapted to receive a Vload .between them,'a flexibleV suspension member extending-between said bars and arranged to support said load, an extension of said suspension memberarranged. to draw said upper. bar downward-when a load is suspended on said lower ba-r and extensible means normally supporting said upperbar and adapted to be `extended to permit movement of said bar downward into gripping engagementwiththe load. v

v A5. A sling of the class described-comprising, upper and-lower bars adapted to receive a loadbetween them, a yguide pulley mountednear each end of eachof said bars, flexible suspension members Aextending between said bars and arranged to support opposite sidesof a load positioned between ksaid members, said members lseverally engaging the pulleys onl said upper bar, lconnecting 'means incontinuation of -said members, Aguided by the pulleys on said lower'bar and connected to saidupperbarto draw said upper bar downward when a load issuspended on .said lower bar and means for equalizing .the tension in said connecting means.

6. A sling of the class, described comprising upper and lower bars adapted to receive a load between them, a guide pulley mounted near each end of each of said bars, flexible suspension members extending between said bars' and arranged to support said load, said members severallyV engaging the pulleys on said upper bar, meansin continuation of said members, guidedby the pulleys on said lower bar and connected to/saidupper bar to draw said upper. bar downward when aiload is suspended on said lower bar, and coiled springs normally supportingr said, upper barY and adapted to be extended to permit movement of said bar downward into gripping engagement with the load.v

7. A'sling of the class described comprising, upper and lower bars adapted to receive a load between them, -a guide pulley mounted near each end of each of said-bars, a roller journaled near each end of said upper bar,

flexible suspension members extending between said bars and arranged to support said load, said members severally engaging the pulleys'on said upper bar and a flexible con- 75 nection between said members, guided by the pulleys on said lower bar and by the rollers on said upper bar to draw said upper bar downward when a load is suspended on said lower bar.V In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification. HENRY H. PAYZAN'I 

